Tips to Prevent Having Cockroaches in Your Car

Avoid eating in the car

Cockroaches survive by seeking shelter and food. When you eat in the car, you leave behind crumbs that will attract these food-loving creatures.

Avoid parking near drains and bins

Drains, sewage openings, and garbage bins are areas where cockroaches and pests flourish. Parking near these places increases your risk of having a cockroach entering your car. Park elsewhere if you want to avoid a cockroach invasion.

Clean and declutter the car frequently

Cleaning and decluttering are measures you can take to prevent a cockroach infestation. Regular cleaning is the best way to fend off any unwanted pests. Every nook and cranny of your car must be cleaned, and neglected areas shouldn’t be left out.

Cluttered areas are the perfect breeding grounds for cockroaches. To keep them away, keep areas ( such as the boot of your car) well-organised and tidy. In addition, store your items in a tightly lidded plastic container.

Avoid leaving anything in the car

Your bags make a great form of transportation for cockroaches. These insects make use of your belongings to transport themselves to different areas, spreading the infestation. Refrain from leaving your stuff behind in your car to avoid a potential cockroach intrusion.

Using pandan leaves to repel cockroaches

Fresh leaves that dry up may even turn into a source of food, contributing to the infestation.

How to Tell When Your Car is Infested with Cockroaches

Faecal droppings

Finding cockroach faeces in your car is a tell-tale sign of a cockroach infestation. These droppings can look like tiny pepper-like specks or coffee stains.

The larger the number of droppings, the higher the level of infestation.

Cockroach eggs

When the eggs hatch, they leave behind cases. Identified from their oval shape and brownish colour, these cases can hold between 20 – 50 eggs. The eggs should be destroyed immediately when spotted to prevent them from hatching.

Odour

Described as oily and musky, cockroaches produce a pervasive odour that worsens with time. A single cockroach may not produce a smell pungent enough for you to notice; the presence of many cockroaches, however, can intensify the smell.

A strong offensive odour is often an indication of a serious infestation. Odours are also emitted from the corpses of dead roaches during decomposition.

Dead cockroaches

Cockroaches are gregarious creatures, which means that they live in groups. Spotting the corpse of a single cockroach could mean that there are hundreds of them lurking in your car.

Cockroach sighted during the day

Cockroaches are usually nocturnal; you’ll typically find these pests active in the night. If you do find them during the day, it’s likely that you have a major infestation. That’s because there are so many roaches that some are forced out of their usual hiding space.

Get Rid of Cockroaches in Your Car Quickly

Leftover food crumbs attract cockroaches, causing them to invade your car. Thus, you have to maintain the cleanliness of your car. Vacuuming your car regularly removes their source of food and they’re less likely to stick around when their food source is gone.

Once your car has been properly cleaned, buy a roach bait to eliminate the infestation. A safe way to use roach bait is to set them in areas under your floorboards and in the corners of your boot. The roaches will come out of hiding to consume the poison-laced food, killing them and their nest.

Traps are also an effective way to kill cockroaches. Using a lure and strong adhesive, a cockroach comes into contact with the trap, gets stuck and dies.

Best Solution: Car Cockroach Fumigation Service in Singapore

What is car pest fumigation?

Despite your best efforts, your attempts at eliminating the cockroaches have proved to be futile. If you are in a similar predicament, professional car pest fumigation may be the answer to your troubles.

Pest fumigation is an effective pest control technique that covers an entire area with fumigants, killing them successfully.

How does it help to get rid of cockroaches?

Fumigation involves filling your car with chemicals that will reach every possible area of the vehicle. It’s a hazardous procedure that should only be carried out by a licensed, NEA-approved fumigator.

Effective fumigation, coupled with proper hygiene, should guarantee the complete extermination of the cockroaches.

Cockroaches are a menace regardless of how many you’re dealing with. Take back control with the help of our car fumigation service. Contact us to learn more!

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